Atomizer.



G. J. KELLEY.

ATOMIZER.

APPLICATION FILED'MAR. 8. 1913.

1,082,159. Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23, 1913.

Application filed March 8, 1818. Serial No. 752,807.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnoncn J. KELLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Atomizers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to atomizers and has for its essential objects the provision of means in a single receptacle for discharging contents of different characters in such a manner as to dispense with the necessity of transferring the nozzle head to the necks of several individual bottles containing the several liquids intended to be dispensed.

A further object of my invention is to effect the desired end by means of a structure which shall be easy to operate and inexpensive to construct.

To the above enumerated ends essentially my invention consists in combining with a receptacle and its closure a horizontal rotatable valve member, by whose actuation the discharge from the several compartments can be controlled.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification: Figure 1 is a side elevation of my new atomizer, Fig. 2, a longitudinal central section of the same, Figs. 3, 4t, 5 and 6, sections of the same on lines to w, w w, y 3 and z a, of Fig. 2 respectively, and Fig. 7, a plan View of my atomizer.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the views.

My invention is shown in conjunction with a cylindrical receptacle A, which may be of any preferred desired shape in cross section, divided into compartments a by converging partitions a. In the present instance the receptacle A is provided u on its upper exterior margin with a plura itv of screw threads a to engage the threads b of a depending flange 1) upon a flat body 5 which constitutes a retaining ring B for thebase a of a cap or cover C whose head a is in the present instance provided with an opening 0 which opening may if desired be dispensed with. The base 0 of the cap C rests upon the tops of the partitions or walls a and beneath the portion 5 of the retaining ring B; and the cap is therefore tightly clamped to the top of the receptacle A and forms practically a part of the receptacle. A block I) is either integral with the portion 0 of the-cap C or is rigidly attached thereto by screws d passing through threaded perforations d in the margin of a base portion a of the block, and also perforated cavities d in the top a of the cap. The base of the block D is provided with a circular recess 6 and with an arcuate slot 6 leading therefrom to the exterior of the side of the base (Z and rotatably mounted in this recess is a flat circular disk F provided with a flat projection f extending loosely through the slot e, the outer end of the arm f forming a projecting portion exterior of the base to serve as a finger piece to vibrate or rotate the disk F in its seat or recess 6 in the block. The disk F is provided with three openings 9 arranged in a circle concentric with the center of the disk and with three annularly arranged cavities g in its upper face.

In the top 0 of the cap C are three openings it in which are frictionally or otherwise held the upper ends of three pipes or tubes 2' which extend into the three compartments a of the receptacle, and the upper ends of these tubes are annularly arranged concentrically with the cap in such a manner as to equal in radial distance the openings 9 of the disk F so as to coincide therewith. The ends of the tubes 5 however are interspaced from each other at distances differing somewhat from the distance between the openings 9 of the disk, so that in the present instance only one of the openings 9 will register with one of the pipes 2' at any given time. In order to temporarily hold the disk F in any one of its three registering positions a checking mechanism is employed which may be of any preferred desired construction. In the present instance this is attained by a spring pin J slidably mounted in a recess 7' in the block D in which orifice is a spring j pressing against the pin J, and forcing a conical end 7' of the pin against the disk F and into one of the cavities g.

The block D is provided with three downwardly inclined passages 70 opening into the recess 6 in the base of the block and converg ing at the inner end of a tube L fixed by friction or otherwise in the side of the block. The discharge tube L is held at one end in the block inclosed in the present instance by the usual air tube M fixed in a recess m in the side of a block D. In the diametrically opposite portion of the block is a recess n in which is fixed by friction or otherwise a knob a or retaining flexible tube N upon whose outer end is attached the bulb O. The nozzle portion of the tubes L and M may be of any prefererd or desired construction, and in the present instance the tube M has a closed outer end provided with a small opening 0 concentric with the mouth of the discharge tube L. It will be understood that the ends of the passages k at the upper surface of the disk F are circularly arranged and located permanently in vertical aline' ment with the tops of the three pipes 11', so that the passages 74 as regards registration with the disk F correspond with the disk nozzle as do the pipes 2'. That is to say when one of the openings 9 of the disk registers with one of the pipes i, it also registers with one of the passages k. 4

The block D may be mounted upon the receptacle in any desired manner so long as it is rigid with relation to the same, it only being essential that the disk F be made rotatable therein. If desired there may be integral with the disk a pin P registering loosely in the opening 0 to center the disk in its rotation, but this may be omitted and in actual use is usually dispensed with.

The operation of my device has been quite amply described in connection with the discussion of the construction and will not be' further detailed.

It will be understood that a number of openings in the disk and the number of pipes 71 and the number of passages 70 leading to the discharge tube may be varied to suit the number of compartments a which i receptacle provided with a plurality of compartments, a cap upon the receptacle, pipes in the cap extending into the compartments, a block fixed to the cap, a discharge tube in the block, said block being provided with passages opening into the tube, and a disk rotatably mounted between'the cap and the block provided with openings adapted to successively register with the passages and pipes.

2. In an atomizer, the combination of a receptacle provided with a plurality of compartments, a cap upon the receptacle, pipes in the cap extending into the compartments, a'block fixed to the cap, a discharge tube in the. block, said block being provided with passages opening into the tube and in alinement at their lower ends with the pipes, and

a disk rotatably mounted between the cap and the block provided with openings arranged to selectively register with a part of the passages and pipes.

3. In an atomizer, the combination of a receptacle provided with a plurality of compartments, a cap upon the receptacle, pipes in the cap extending into the compartments, a block upon the cap, a discharge tube in the block, said block being vprovided with passages opening into the tube and above the several pipes, a flat disk rotatably mounted between the cap and the block and provided with an opening adapted to register simultaneously with only one pipe and one passa e.

i. In an atomizer, the combination of a receptacle provided with a plurality of compartments, a cap upon the receptacle, pipes in the cap extending into the compartments,

a block fixed to the cap and provided with opening into the cavity,a discharge tube in the block communicating with the passages, a disk rotatably mounted in the cavity and provided with openings corresponding in number with the number of pipes and so arranged with relation to the pipes that less than the whole number of openings simul taneously registers with the pipes, and a projection upon the disk extending through a slot in the base of the block.

5. In an atomizer, the combination of a receptacle provided with a plurality of compartments, a cap upon the receptacle, pipes in the cap extending into the compartments, a block upon the cap provided with a cavity and with a recess extending into the cavity, and provided with passages opening into the cavity and in alinement with the pipes, a discharge tube in the block communicating with the passages, a disk rotatably mounted in the cavity and provided with openings located at the same radial distance from the block of the disk as are the pipes, but interspaced from each other at distances other than the distances between the pipes, and a projection upon the disk extending through a slot in the base of the block.

6. In an atomizer, the combination of a receptacle provided with a plurality of compartments, a cap upon the receptacle, pipes in the cap extending into the compartments, a block upon the cap provided with a cavity and with a recess extending into the cavity, and provided with passages opening into the cavity in alinement with the pipes, a discharge tube in the block communicating with the passages, a disk rotatably mounted in the cavity and provided with openings located at the same radial distance from the center of the disk as are the pipes, but interspaced fromeach other at distances other than the distances between the pipes, and

provided with a series of cavities corre- In testimony whereof I have afiixed my sponding in number with the pipes, and signature in presence of two wltnesses. yielding means in the block adapted to suc- GEORGE J KELLEY.

cessively enter the cavities when the disk is 5 moved to register With the several pipes, and I Witnesses:

a projection upon the disk extending through HORATIO E. BELLOWS, a slot in the base of the block. FRED W. PERKINS. 

